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Commander

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Chromium, the Mutable
Flash
This spell can't be countered.
Flying
Discard a card: Until end of turn, Chromium becomes a Human with base power and toughness 1/1, loses all abilities, and gains hexproof. It can't be blocked this turn.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Chromium, the Mutable (m19) 214

Commander

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AoE Removal

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Aetherize
Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.
Instant
Aetherize (fdn) 151
Aetherspouts
For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.
Instant
Aetherspouts (mic) 97
Final Showdown
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+
— All creatures lose all abilities until end of turn.
+
— Choose a creature you control. It gains indestructible until end of turn.
+
— Destroy all creatures.
Instant
Final Showdown (otj) 11

AoE Removal

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Copy

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Aboleth Spawn
Flash
Ward

Probing Telepathy — Whenever a creature entering under an opponent's control causes a triggered ability of that creature to trigger, you may copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Creature - Horror Fish
Aboleth Spawn (clb) 662

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Counterspells

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Arcane Denial
Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Instant
Arcane Denial (msc) 147
Dovin's Veto
This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
Glen Elendra Guardian
Flash
Flying
This creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it.
, Remove a counter from this creature: Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller draws a card.
Creature - Wizard Faerie
Glen Elendra Guardian (ecl) 51
Mana Drain
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of
equal to that spell's mana value.
Instant
Mana Drain (2x2) 57
Rewind
Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.
Instant
Rewind (m21) 63
Smirking Spelljacker
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, exile target spell an opponent controls.
Whenever this creature attacks, if a card is exiled with it, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
Creature - Wizard Djinn Rogue
Smirking Spelljacker (otc) 16
Sublime Epiphany
Choose one or more —
• Counter target spell.
• Counter target activated or triggered ability.
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control.
• Target player draws a card.
Instant
Sublime Epiphany (fic) 271
Three Steps Ahead
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+
— Counter target spell.
+
— Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control.
+
— Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Instant
Three Steps Ahead (otj) 75
Transcendent Dragon
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, if you cast it, counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard, then you may cast it without paying its mana cost.
Creature - Dragon
Transcendent Dragon (tdc) 22
Unwind
Counter target noncreature spell. Untap up to three lands.
Instant
Unwind (dom) 72

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Draw

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Academy Loremaster
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player may draw an additional card. If they do, spells they cast this turn cost
more to cast.
Creature - Human Wizard
Academy Loremaster (dmu) 40
Baleful Strix
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Bird
Baleful Strix (fic) 318
Consult the Star Charts
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand. If this spell was kicked, put two of those cards into your hand instead. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Instant
Consult the Star Charts (eoe) 51
Decorum Dissertation
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Sorcery - Lesson
Decorum Dissertation (sos) 78
Enduring Curiosity
Flash
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
When Enduring Curiosity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Creature Enchantment - Cat Glimmer
Enduring Curiosity (dsk) 51
Ephara, God of the Polis
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to white and blue is less than seven, Ephara isn't a creature.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if you had another creature enter the battlefield under your control last turn, draw a card.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
Ephara, God of the Polis (bng) 145
Faerie Mastermind
Flash
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw a card.
: Each player draws a card.
Creature - Rogue Faerie
Faerie Mastermind (soc) 114
King T'Challa
Flash
Whenever a player draws their second card each turn, you draw a card.
: Transform King T'Challa. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Human Hero Noble
King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring (msh) 219King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring (msh) 219
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
Flash
Flying
Whenever Malcolm deals combat damage to a player, put a chorus counter on it. Draw a card, then discard a card. If there are four or more chorus counters on Malcolm, you may cast the discarded card without paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Pirate Siren
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel (lci) 63
Marang River Regent
Flying
When this creature enters, return up to two other target nonland permanents to their owners' hands.
Creature - Dragon
Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch (tdm) 51
Rise of the Deathbringer
Choose one —
• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. You lose life equal to the number of cards drawn this way.
• All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.
Instant
Rise of the Deathbringer (fra) 63
Sea Gate Restoration
Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand plus one. You have no maximum hand size for the rest of the game.
Sorcery
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn (znr) 76Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn (znr) 76
Sicarian Infiltrator
Flash
Squad
(As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay
any number of times. When this creature enters, create that many tokens that are copies of it.)
Benediction of the Omnissiah — When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Human Soldier
Sicarian Infiltrator (40k) 25
Slitherwisp
Flash
Whenever you cast another spell that has flash, you draw a card and each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Elemental Nightmare
Slitherwisp (iko) 208
Spectral Sailor
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
: Draw a card.
Creature - Spirit Pirate
Spectral Sailor (fdn) 164
Sphinx of False Conclusions
Flash
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card, then discard a card.
When this creature dies, if it isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of it.
Creature - Illusion Sphinx
Sphinx of False Conclusions (fra) 40
Stinging Study
You draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone.
Instant
Stinging Study (c21) 44
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
Flash
Ward—Waterbend
. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays
. They can tap their artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for
.)
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw two cards.
Legendary Creature - Serpent
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island (tla) 77
Trouble in Pairs
If an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.
Whenever an opponent attacks you with two or more creatures, draws their second card each turn, or casts their second spell each turn, you draw a card.
Enchantment
Trouble in Pairs (mkc) 15
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Flash
Flying, vigilance
When Wan Shi Tong enters, put X +1/+1 counters on him. Then draw half X cards, rounded down.
Whenever an opponent searches their library, put a +1/+1 counter on Wan Shi Tong and draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Bird Spirit
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian (tla) 78
Wavebreak Hippocamp
Whenever you cast your first spell during each opponent's turn, draw a card.
Creature Enchantment - Fish Horse
Wavebreak Hippocamp (j25) 387

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Land

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Abandoned Air Temple
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
: Add
.
,
: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Land
Abandoned Air Temple (tla) 263
Agna Qel'a
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
: Add
.
,
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Land
Agna Qel'a (tla) 264
Arid Mesa
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Arid Mesa (mh2) 244
Bloodstained Mire
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Bloodstained Mire (mh3) 216
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (soc) 129
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (neo) 268
Flooded Strand
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Flooded Strand (mh3) 220
Godless Shrine
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Swamp
Godless Shrine (eoe) 254
Hallowed Fountain
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Island
Hallowed Fountain (ecl) 265
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (dmu) 278
Marsh Flats
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Marsh Flats (mh2) 248
Meticulous Archive
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land - Plains Island
Meticulous Archive (mkm) 264
Misty Rainforest
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Misty Rainforest (mh2) 250
Morphic Pool
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Morphic Pool (clb) 357
Otawara, Soaring City
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's hand. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Otawara, Soaring City (neo) 271
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (dmu) 277
Polluted Delta
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Polluted Delta (mh3) 224
Raffine's Tower
(
: Add
,
, or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Plains Island Swamp
Raffine's Tower (snc) 254
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (soc) 398
Scalding Tarn
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Scalding Tarn (mh2) 254
Scrubland
(
: Add
or
.)
Land - Plains Swamp
Scrubland (30a) 277
Sea of Clouds
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Sea of Clouds (clb) 360
Shadowy Backstreet
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land - Plains Swamp
Shadowy Backstreet (mkm) 268
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Mill three cards, then return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (neo) 278
Tundra
(
: Add
or
.)
Land - Plains Island
Tundra (30a) 280
Turbulent Shore
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless your opponents control eight or more lands.
Land - Plains Island
Turbulent Shore (frc) 17
Turbulent Wetlands
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless your opponents control eight or more lands.
Land - Island Swamp
Turbulent Wetlands (frc) 18
Undercity Sewers
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land - Island Swamp
Undercity Sewers (mkm) 270
Underground Sea
(
: Add
or
.)
Land - Island Swamp
Underground Sea (30a) 281
Vault of the Archangel
: Add
.
,
: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
Land
Vault of the Archangel (tdc) 410
Verdant Catacombs
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Verdant Catacombs (mh2) 260
Watery Grave
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Swamp
Watery Grave (eoe) 261
Windswept Heath
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Windswept Heath (mh3) 235

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Protection

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Akroma's Will
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.
Instant
Akroma's Will (m3c) 165
Final-Word Phantom
Flash
Flying
During each opponent's end step, you may cast spells as though they had flash.
Creature - Spirit Detective
Final-Word Phantom (mkc) 22
Inkshield
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
Instant
Inkshield (soc) 316
Malakir Rebirth
Choose target creature. You lose 2 life. Until end of turn, that creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
Instant
Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire (znr) 111Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire (znr) 111
The Eagles Are Coming!
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Choose target creature you own. If this spell was kicked, instead choose any number of target creatures you own. Return each chosen creature to your hand. At the beginning of the next upkeep, create a 4/4 white Bird Soldier creature token with flying for each creature returned to your hand this way.
Instant
The Eagles Are Coming! (hob) 12
Windshaper Planetar
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters during the declare attackers step, for each attacking creature, you may reselect which player or permanent that creature is attacking. (It can't attack its controller or their permanents.)
Creature - Angel
Windshaper Planetar (clb) 50

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Ramp

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Archaeomancer's Map
When this artifact enters, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Artifact
Archaeomancer's Map (soc) 136
Cunning Nightbonder
Flash
Spells with flash you cast cost
less to cast and can't be countered.
Creature - Human Rogue
Cunning Nightbonder (iko) 219
Deep Gnome Terramancer
Flash
Mold Earth — Whenever one or more lands enter under an opponent's control without being played, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Do this only once each turn.
Creature - Wizard Gnome
Deep Gnome Terramancer (clb) 658
Mindsplice Apparatus
Flash
At the beginning of your upkeep, put an oil counter on this artifact.
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast for each oil counter on this artifact.
Artifact
Mindsplice Apparatus (one) 63
The Mind Stone
Indestructible
: Add
.
,
: Harness The Mind Stone. (Once harnessed, its ∞ ability is active.)
∞ — At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one other target nonland permanent you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Legendary Artifact - Infinity Stone
The Mind Stone (msh) 21
The Soul Stone
Indestructible
: Add
.
,
, Exile a creature you control: Harness The Soul Stone. (Once harnessed, its ∞ ability is active.)
∞ — At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Legendary Artifact - Infinity Stone
The Soul Stone (spm) 66
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
Spells you cast with mana value 5 or greater cost
less to cast and can't be countered.
Legendary Creature - Elemental Giant
Thryx, the Sudden Storm (j25) 65
Troop of Ponies
,
, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature - Horse
Troop of Ponies (hob) 3
Wayfarer's Bauble
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (fic) 372

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Recursion

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Brought Back
Choose up to two target permanent cards in your graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn. Return them to the battlefield tapped.
Instant
Brought Back (plst) M20-9
Sevinne's Reclamation
Return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, you may copy this spell and may choose a new target for the copy.
Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery
Sevinne's Reclamation (soc) 170
Torrential Gearhulk
Flash
When this creature enters, you may cast target instant card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Torrential Gearhulk (fic) 272

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Removal

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Aang, Swift Savior
Flash
Flying
When Aang enters, airbend up to one other target creature or spell. (Exile it. While it's exiled, its owner may cast it for
rather than its mana cost.)
Waterbend
: Transform Aang.
Legendary Creature - Human Avatar Ally
Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury (tla) 204Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury (tla) 204
Anguished Unmaking
Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.
Instant
Anguished Unmaking (soc) 293
Cathar Commando
Flash
, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Creature - Human Soldier
Cathar Commando (inr) 15
Ertai Resurrected
Flash
When Ertai Resurrected enters, choose up to one —
• Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. Its controller draws a card.
• Destroy another target creature or planeswalker. Its controller draws a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard Phyrexian
Ertai Resurrected (dmu) 199
Espers to Magicite
Exile each opponent's graveyard. When you do, choose up to one target creature card exiled this way. Create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's an artifact and it loses all other card types.
Instant
Espers to Magicite (fic) 43
Horned Loch-Whale
Flash
Ward

This creature enters tapped unless it's your turn.
Creature - Whale
Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach (woe) 53
Sink into Stupor
Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
Instant
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (mh3) 241Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (mh3) 241
Snap
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands.
Instant
Snap (woc) 110
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (soc) 179
Venser, Shaper Savant
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When Venser enters, return target spell or permanent to its owner's hand.
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Venser, Shaper Savant (j25) 66
Void Rend
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent.
Instant
Void Rend (fic) 331

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Azorius Chancery
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
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Land
Azorius Chancery (dsc) 261
Dimir Aqueduct
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Dimir Aqueduct (dsc) 270
Ghostly Prison
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (soc) 146
Guardian of Faith
Flash
Vigilance
When this creature enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)
Creature - Knight Spirit
Guardian of Faith (soc) 148
Knight of the White Orchid
First strike
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Creature - Human Knight
Knight of the White Orchid (moc) 193
Machine God's Effigy
You may have this artifact enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact and it has "
: Add
." (It's not a creature.)
: Add
.
Artifact
Machine God's Effigy (brc) 63
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
Flash
Flying
Whenever you cast your first spell during each opponent's turn, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Legendary Creature - Knight Faerie
Nymris, Oona's Trickster (woc) 141
Orzhov Basilica
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Orzhov Basilica (drc) 164
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Flash
Whenever Phelia attacks, exile up to one other target nonland permanent. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it entered under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Phelia.
Legendary Creature - Dog
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd (mh3) 40
Propaganda
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Propaganda (fic) 268
Settle the Wreckage
Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search their library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Instant
Settle the Wreckage (hob) 26
Swamp
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Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (dmu) 279

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Deck stats

23 pips - 20 cards
15 mana - 15 cards
67 pips - 44 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
17 pips - 14 cards
13 mana - 13 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 1 card
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 1 card
0 pips - 0 cards
3 mana - 3 cards
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